The demonstrations are held in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en Nation, which opposes the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline to be built through their ancestral lands in northern B.C.
RCMP moved into the Wet’suwet’en checkpoint camp Thursday to enforce an injunction in favour of the company, which intends to resume construction in the area.VIA Rail said it would be automatically refunding passengers affected by the cancellations in Ontario.Protesters block CP rail in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en
Toronto resident Nick Smith said he didn’t know until he turned up at Toronto’s Union Station on Saturday that his train to Ottawa was cancelled. “Didn’t get an email or anything beforehand, so just very frustrated at the way it hasn’t been communicated,” he said. While VIA Rail has offered to refund tickets, he noted that he wouldn’t be receiving compensation for his hotel booking.Smith said while he wasn’t well-versed on the protests, he could understand why the demonstration was taking place.—With files from Frazer Snowdon, Kraig Krause, Rachael D’Amore and Sean Boynton
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